I Seek Immortality Through Serendipity

In discussing Gu Yuan’s current subordinates, who is most worthy of his cultivation?

Without a doubt, it is naturally the Heart-devouring Insect.

Firstly, the Heart Essence Blood and Demon Soul Spiritual Light of the Heart-devouring Insect are both under his control, enveloped by his Mana, and with just a thought, the Heart-devouring Insect would face certain death.

Through these two things, he can even faintly sense the thoughts and ideas of the Heart-devouring Insect.

It can be said that unless the Heart-devouring Insect can instantly advance to a Tier Five Celestial Demon comparable to the Primordial Image Realm, it is utterly impossible for it to resist Gu Yuan.

The terms master and servant are well-deserved.

Such a reliable tool, free of betrayal concerns, naturally holds value for nurturing.

Secondly, the Heart-devouring Insect is truly a unique exotic species, extremely rare, so rare that Gu Yuan found no record of it after perusing numerous tomes in the Daoist School’s collection.

To inhabit human shells, devour soul spirit memories, and cultivate through borrowed bodies—how terrifying is that?!

Even a Golden Core Cultivator couldn’t achieve that.

It’s almost equivalent to spirit possession.

Especially the ability to devour memories.

Were it not for the restrictions set by major sects on the true inheritance secret techniques within their disciples’ memories, that prevent them from being forcibly devoured without the requisite realm, the Heart-devouring Insect might already be invincible.

As a Golden Core Cultivator, like Gu Yuan, who is considered a top core figure within the Daoist School and can access all its scriptures, he must read them in the Transmission Hall. The purpose is to leverage the Transmission Hall’s inherent powers to set up restrictions, such that anyone without the Daoist Embryo Realm cannot read Gu Yuan’s true scripture memories.

Even if a Daoist Embryo Cultivator forcibly tries, they would trigger the restriction, causing their Divine Soul to explode and their memories to become a chaotic mess.

Only a cultivator of the elusive Primordial Image Realm might be able to read Gu Yuan’s Divine Soul memories.

But such a person probably wouldn’t care about mere Golden Core scripture.

Nevertheless, the Heart-devouring Insect, at just a Tier Two Earth Demon Realm, already possesses such methods and has tremendous growth potential.

The key is that Master Soul Cloud claims to be a Loose Cultivator.

The likelihood of this being true is quite high.

If he were a major sect disciple, over the years, some fellow disciples would have certainly come to search for him.

After all, a Golden Core Cultivator is not something one can casually abandon like cabbage.

Yet, the Heart-devouring Insect could hardly afford to think much more, for the moment it heard Gu Yuan’s words ”boost your strength,” its entire body started to bubble with excitement, its four wings buzzing rapidly, leaving nothing but afterimages.

”Master... Master wants to nurture me into a Great Demon!”

Asked the Heart-devouring Insect excitedly.

If an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator said they wanted to nurture it, it would surely scoff.

The Demon Race’s breakthrough also requires overcoming a Celestial Tribulation.

The regular Demons’ celestial tribulations might be simpler than those of the Human Race.

But for an exotic species like itself, the Celestial Tribulation Power is extremely fierce.

One wrong move, and it could be annihilated.

The key point is that it has no combat power of its own; all its strength relies on a ”shell.”

Meaning, if it wants to break through to Great Demon, it must find a shell at Foundation Establishment Perfection, or at Earth Demon Perfection, borrow this shell to overcome the celestial tribulation, and then absorb the breakthrough benefits of the shell to advance to Great Demon.

This is extremely difficult.

Not only does it require the ”shell” to be extraordinarily gifted, but it also needs methods to pass the celestial tribulation.

Exceptionally gifted shells are hard to find, and means to pass the celestial tribulation even fewer.

But the Heart-devouring Insect knows, for Gu Yuan, these two things aren’t difficult!

Exceptionally gifted shells aside, although the Eight Rivers Demon Race has sparse inheritance, they are all exotic demon beasts, and there’s always one or two with extraordinary root bones, with potential to become Great Demons.

And methods to pass the celestial tribulation... the Tribulation-avoiding Dragon Talisman!

It knows all too well about this talisman—if it could leverage this talisman, along with Gu Yuan’s support, there’s a high probability of overcoming the celestial tribulation.

By then... heh heh heh!

The Heart-devouring Insect has already envisioned itself residing in a Golden Core, displaying a domineering aura across miles.

But just then, Gu Yuan’s words poured over it like a cold bucket of water:

”A mere remnant soul doesn’t require you to become a Great Demon yet...”

”Master!”

Alarmed, the Heart-devouring Insect quickly flapped its wings and flew to Gu Yuan’s face, saying, ”But that’s a Golden Core Remnant Soul, immensely terrifying, no assurance of success if I’m not a Great Demon!”

”I still need to achieve Great Demon, become a Great Demon!”

”You little insect! Do you truly think achieving Great Demon is easy? Just by residing in a demon body and having a dragon talisman, all is well?”

”Merging spiritual and physical needs a decade of effort!”

Gu Yuan reprimanded immediately.

In his current Golden Core state, his insight and understanding of the world are far superior to the Heart-devouring Insect’s.

For the Heart-devouring Insect to break through to Great Demon, it must seek an extremely robust root boned demon beast or a human cultivator of outstanding aptitude to inhabit, merge spiritually and physically, completely control the body without any hindrance, then the dragon talisman can be used.

Otherwise, once the dragon talisman is used and the body transforms into a dragon form, being a completely new body, the residing insect like the Heart-devouring Insect cannot handle it.

It might even be expelled from the shell.

This talisman’s initial design was never intended for Demons.

Exotic insects like the Heart-devouring Insect, without cultivation of their own, find it even harder to use this talisman.

Other auxiliary means are necessary.

Rushing a breakthrough at this moment is likely to fail.

”Then what should be done?!”

The Heart-devouring Insect immediately grew sullen, slumping back onto Gu Yuan’s shoulder, and said weakly.

”Can’t break through to Great Demon, but that doesn’t mean Great Demon methods can’t be used.”

Gu Yuan lightly lifted his gaze, looking into the distance.

”Hmm?”

The Heart-devouring Insect was momentarily stunned but quickly caught on.

”Master’s meaning is...”

”I’ll find you a severely injured dying Great Demon to reside in temporarily, absorb its residual soul as a tonic, and then go all-out to swallow Master Soul Cloud!”

Under normal circumstances, a Heart-devouring Insect has no ability to completely devour a Golden Core Cultivator’s soul memories, not even a remnant soul.

But if it ”took a stimulant,” it might be possible.

A mortally wounded Great Demon is just that ”stimulant.”

Seeing that Gu Yuan had a plan, the Heart-devouring Insect ceased speaking and meekly hid in his sleeve.

It also wanted to experience residing in and devouring a dying Great Demon for itself.

With time being of the essence, Gu Yuan refrained from checking the Three Divine Treasure Gourd.

The gourd hasn’t matured yet, so there’s no rush.

In a flash, he transformed into a stream of liquid and vanished from Black Water Island.

Although the Azure Roaming Heaven-Evading Seal had a portion of its gold-attribute severed, it still possessed considerable power.

The Black Water Infant Beast believed that the Celestial Net Dharma Boat needed to attack five times to completely break the Grand Array.

Unbeknownst to it, after three strikes, the array had become so thin that it could no longer hinder the Azure Roaming Heaven-Evading Seal.

Utilizing this seal, Gu Yuan was able to catch the Black Water Infant Beast off guard and slew a Great Demon.

At this moment, with a thought, he immediately departed from Black Water Island.

Yet he did not return to the Celestial Net Dharma Boat but instead soared towards the island on the other side.

Golden Iron Island!

Spirit Island of the Iron-Producing Giant Demon Clan, the domain Sword Fox Immortal attacked.